Validation of a Screening Test of Sarcopenia in the Elderly People at Hospital and in Retirement Houses
Validation of a Screening Test of Sarcopenia in the Elderly People at Hospital and in Retirement Houses
Identify the threshold which the handgrip strenght can be used as a screening test of sarcopenia.
Handgrip strenght can be used in daily clinical practice to screen patients having sarcopenia to improve treatment and quality of life.
A cross-sectional multicentre study will be performed in hospital and retirement houses on patients ages 75 years old or more.
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